Dick Baynton
STUART REVERCOMB: We Will Greatly Miss The Indefatigable Dick Baynton
EDITOR'S UPDATE:Three days after sending the note that follows (March 17 - his last communication with us) Dick passed away while awaiting the possible surgery he mentions below. Per...
DICK BAYNTON: March Public Service Announcements
Following are two public service announcements that were forwarded to members of the ‘Big Lick...
DICK BAYNTON: Healthcare U.S.A.
The total cost of healthcare in the US was about 18% of GDP in 2019;...
DICK BAYNTON: Life and Death In Idlib Province, Syria
Syria, about the size of North Dakota with a population of about 17 million people...
DICK BAYNTON: Political Sophistry
Recently I heard one of the current band of presidential candidates whine that he had...
DICK BAYNTON: States Rights (And Wrongs)
Amendments IX and X (9 & 10) are similar in limiting Constitutional rights by Federal and State government and by the people. Both of...
DICK BAYNTON: From Riches to Refugees
As we have all noticed some Democratic candidates for the presidency of our country are advocating a sharp turn toward socialism. Socialism is the...
DICK BAYNTON: The Decline of Patriotism
It was troubling to read that a Gallup poll taken in 2018 showed that poll participants who were ‘extremely proud’ to be a citizen...
DICK BAYNTON: Déjà Vu All Over Again
The Olympic Games have been staged every four years since 1896. Beginning in Athens, Greece, the first competition featured participation by 14 nations; the...
DICK BAYNTON: David Wiley’s Great Gift of Music
The greatest gift of ‘humankind’ is the birth of a child. Even though those who are agnostic or atheist and don’t believe in God...
DICK BAYNTON: From Bondage to Bondage
We have seen and read the steps from bondage back to bondage by various skeptics, experts, political scientists and commentators; here’s a recent list:...